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The accident occurred round 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, within the Kings River close to Reedley.
Mary Marshall, 63, of Menifee, was amongst a gaggle of a dozen associates who have been floating collectively on rafts. She had her German shepherd along with her, the leash hooked up to a harness Marshall was sporting.
When their raft veered right into a tree within the river, the canine jumped off, and Marshall fell into the water because the raft flipped, the sheriff’s report mentioned.
They have been caught in a strainer — a turbulent move of water in opposition to an object — and the leash grew to become wrapped round a department. Both have been held underwater.The rescue crew needed to minimize the leash to free them. Marshall and her canine have been drowned.
Marshall was retired from the Marine Corps, and he or she and her associates made an annual journey to the Kings River for a rafting outing, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
The sheriff’s report famous that Marshall’s raft was tied to a different one — a observe that’s discouraged as a result of it makes it tougher to flee harmful conditions. Marshall was not sporting a life jacket.
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